57 Best universities for History in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 1.56M citations received by 93.3K academic papers made by 57 universities in Tokyo was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tokyo

For History

#1 in Japan

#5 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For History

#9 in Japan

#76 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For History

#10 in Japan

#109 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

4. Waseda University

For History

#11 in Japan

#112 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

5. Tokyo University of Science

For History

#15 in Japan

#196 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For History

#16 in Japan

#212 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For History

#27 in Japan

#363 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For History

#28 in Japan

#371 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

9. Juntendo University

For History

#48 in Japan

#532 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

10. Kitasato University

For History

#57 in Japan

#632 in Asia

Founded: 1962

11. Sophia University

For History

#58 in Japan

#637 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

12. Meiji University

For History

#64 in Japan

#671 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

13. Hosei University

For History

#67 in Japan

#684 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

14. Teikyo University

For History

#73 in Japan

#757 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

15. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For History

#75 in Japan

#772 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

16. Toyo University

For History

#76 in Japan

#775 in Asia

Founded: 1887

17. Toho University

For History

#77 in Japan

#778 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

18. Jikei University School of Medicine

For History

#79 in Japan

#785 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

19. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For History

#83 in Japan

#810 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

20. Nippon Medical School

For History

#84 in Japan

#815 in Asia

Founded: 1904

21. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For History

#85 in Japan

#830 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

22. Aoyama Gakuin University

For History

#86 in Japan

#836 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

23. Rikkyo University

For History

#96 in Japan

#954 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

24. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For History

#98 in Japan

#991 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

25. Showa University

For History

#100 in Japan

#1005 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

26. Tokyo Denki University

For History

#102 in Japan

#1008 in Asia

Founded: 1907

27. Ochanomizu University

For History

#109 in Japan

#1096 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

28. Tokyo Medical University

For History

#110 in Japan

#1115 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

29. Tokyo University of the Arts

For History

#122 in Japan

#1238 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

30. Kogakuin University

For History

#126 in Japan

#1263 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

31. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For History

#128 in Japan

#1274 in Asia

Founded: 1966

32. Tokyo City University

For History

#130 in Japan

#1291 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

33. Gakushuin University

For History

#131 in Japan

#1304 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

34. Musashi University

For History

#153 in Japan

#1533 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

35. Nippon Dental University

For History

#164 in Japan

#1635 in Asia

Founded: 1907

36. Japan Women's University

For History

#168 in Japan

#1655 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

37. Komazawa University

For History

#171 in Japan

#1673 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

38. Rissho University

For History

#176 in Japan

#1698 in Asia

Founded: 1924

39. Meiji Gakuin University

For History

#178 in Japan

#1720 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

40. Otsuma Women's University

For History

#180 in Japan

#1739 in Asia

Founded: 1908

41. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For History

#188 in Japan

#1827 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

42. Kyoritsu Women's University

For History

#193 in Japan

#1851 in Asia

Founded: 1886

43. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For History

#211 in Japan

#1983 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

44. Daito Bunka University

For History

#236 in Japan

#2090 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

45. Takushoku University

For History

#244 in Japan

#2113 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

46. Hoshi University

For History

#252 in Japan

#2150 in Asia

Founded: 1911

47. Taisho University

For History

#253 in Japan

#2153 in Asia

Founded: 1926

48. Kokugakuin University

For History

#258 in Japan

#2179 in Asia

Founded: 1882

49. Kokushikan University

For History

#265 in Japan

#2217 in Asia

Founded: 1917

50. Tokyo Keizai University

For History

#294 in Japan

#2348 in Asia

Founded: 1899

51. Showa Women's University

For History

#296 in Japan

#2354 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

52. Nippon Sport Science University

For History

#298 in Japan

#2360 in Asia

Founded: 1891

53. Tokyo Kasei University

For History

#306 in Japan

#2398 in Asia

Founded: 1881

54. Seijo University

For History

#323 in Japan

#2445 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

55. Mejiro University

For History

#330 in Japan

#2474 in Asia

Founded: 1994

56. Tama Art University

For History

#335 in Japan

#2504 in Asia

Founded: 1935

57. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For History

#350 in Japan

#2557 in Asia

Founded: 1963

Universities for History near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	113	Musashino
12	Kyorin University	104	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	46	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	116	Kawasaki
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	22	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	111	Soka
21	Saitama University	59	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	33	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	114	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	24	Yokohama

Universities for History near Tokyo

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo